Seguenzia metivieri is a species of extremely small deep water sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Seguenziidae.[1][2]

Seguenzia metivieri
Shell of Seguenzia metivieri (holotype at MNHN? Paris)
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Mollusca
Class: Gastropoda
Subclass: Vetigastropoda
Family: Seguenziidae
Subfamily: Seguenziinae
Genus: Seguenzia
Species:
S. metivieri
Binomial name
Seguenzia metivieri
B. A. Marshall, 1991

Description

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The height of the shell attains 3 mm.

Distribution

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This marine species occurs off New Caledonia.

References

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  1. ^ Marshall, B. (2013). Seguenzia metivieri B.A. Marshall, 1991. Retrieved through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=492369 on 2013-06-10
  2. ^ Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS)
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  • Marshall B.A. (1991). Mollusca Gastropoda : Seguenziidae from New Caledonia and the Loyalty Islands. In A. Crosnier & P. Bouchet (Eds) Résultats des campagnes Musorstom, vol. 7. Mémoires du Muséum National d'Histoire Naturelle, A, 150:41-109
  • Encyclopedia of Life
  • World Register of Marine Species
  • "Seguenzia metivieri". Gastropods.com. Retrieved 16 January 2019.